What is PickABaby.Name?
Social tool to help new parents gather baby name suggestions from friends and family. New parents can create a new session with the guidelines for the baby name and share the links with their social circle.
Problem
Parents-to-be struggle with managing a flood of suggestions through scattered messages and in-person conversations, leading to inefficiency, disorganization, and potential oversight of viable options.
Solution
A social platform for crowdsourcing baby name suggestions with guidelines and voting. Users create customizable naming sessions, set preferences (e.g., cultural origins), and share links for friends/family to submit/vote on names (e.g., "Modern names with French roots").
Customers
Expecting parents, first-time parents, and couples seeking collaborative input from their social circle to simplify name selection.
Unique Features
Combines structured naming criteria with social voting, enabling organized collaboration and real-time feedback from trusted networks.
User Comments
Simplifies decision-making for indecisive parents.
Makes the process fun and interactive.
Wish it had a save/research feature for top names.
Helps avoid repetitive or unwanted suggestions.
Great for involving long-distance relatives.
Traction
Featured on Product Hunt with 540+ upvotes, used by 5.4k+ parents as of 2023.
Market Size
The U.S. baby naming market is estimated at $50 million+ annually, driven by 3.6M births/year and rising demand for collaborative parenting tools.
